Chapter 216: Saving the Foreigners

A bullet hit the doctor's finger that was pulling the trigger with pinpoint accuracy, snapping the finger off and sending his pistol flying.

Another bullet, at the instant the hostage moved his legs, passed under the hostage's crotch and struck the doctor behind him in the leg.

"Ah—"

The doctor let out a howl of pain, his whole body wobbling before he fell to the ground.

Chen Mo hurried forward, yanked the hostage away, and delivered a whipping kick to the doctor who hadn't fully hit the ground yet.

The doctor slid four or five meters, rolling to a stop in front of Li Jie.

"Fuck, do you even know I'm Li Jie's boss? You ask him instead of me?"

"You don't even have that much perception—what's the point of staying alive?"

"A Jie, if you want revenge, act fast; the police are about to arrive, delay and you'll lose the chance.

After you get your revenge, come help defuse the bomb—time's tight!"

Speaking, Chen Mo leaned on the nearby British Empire Councilor, found a chair and sat down, and with a seemingly casual kick sent the box the doctor dropped onto the floor under a nearby table.

The tablecloth on the table was long enough to completely cover the whole table.

The box slipped under the table, out of sight.

Li Jie stared at the doctor before him, dazed for a moment, feeling it was unreal.

He had just been agonizing over choices, and now a defenseless doctor lay before him, ready for his revenge at will?

"Don't kill me, I have money; I can give you a lot, just let me go! Whatever amount you want, I'll give it to you!"

Facing death, the doctor stopped being arrogant.

He now actually hoped the police would come quickly.

If the police catch him, at most he'll spend his whole life in Chi Zhu, but he won't lose his life.

He might not even have to stay that long; robbery plus murder could land him twenty to thirty years.

If he could contact the outside world for help, he might even break out early.

But in Li Jie's hands, he's definitely dead!

"Stop hesitating, act now!" Chen Mo, waiting for Li Jie to defuse the bomb, urged impatiently.

"Oh!" Li Jie snapped back, firing a shot straight at the doctor's brow, ending his life.

But for some reason, Li Jie didn't seem to feel much pleasure from the revenge.

However, there was no time for Li Jie to savor it, as Chen Mo was urging again.

Several foreigners had bombs strapped to them, all timed; if they weren't defused quickly, they'd surely die.

Although Chen Mo could simply hand them over to the police and leave with his men.

But now is a perfect chance to boost his favor with the foreigners.

It's a life‑saving favor!

These foreigners will remember Chen Mo's kindness even if they never turn him in.

If Chen Mo later runs into trouble and turns to them, could they refuse to help?

Soon, Li Jie removed the bomb casings from the foreigners, examined them for a moment, then halted his movements.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo asked, unable to hold back.

Facing the exposed blue and red wires, Li Jie strained, "Two wires; I have to cut one. Two years ago I cut the red one, but the bomb still exploded."

Chen Mo naturally knew thin metal filaments lay behind those wires and reached out.

"Don't touch…"

Before Li Jie could stop him, Chen Mo pinched with his finger and a thin metal thread was exposed.

"How about you try cutting this one?"

Li Jie stared in surprise at Chen Mo, "Mo Ge also knows how to defuse bombs?"

Chen Mo curled his lip, speechless, "I don't. But isn't this the normal procedure?"

"When you make a bomb, would you leave the critical circuit exposed for anyone to cut?"

Li Jie felt his head buzzing; what the hell kind of 'normal procedure' is that!

After confirming the metal thread was the key, Li Jie took a deep breath and snipped it with scissors.

The countdown halted; the bomb would not explode!

"Huh—"

Li Jie let out a long sigh, raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

The failure two years ago left a deep scar; even now, finding the crucial wire, his heart still trembled as he cut.

Fortunately, he succeeded this time.

Before he could catch his breath, Chen Mo's voice sounded again beside his ear.

"Don't rest, there are still so many bombs over there waiting for you to defuse."

"Shen Guodong, don't just stand there watching, jump in and help!"

Besides the Great Eagle Empire Councilor right here, there were another seven or eight foreigners with bombs strapped to them!

"Thank you very much, sir, I'm Peter Midleton; you saved my life, and I will thank you properly."

After the foreigner removed the bomb from his body, he grasped Chen Mo's hand excitedly.

Chen Mo replied modestly, "You're welcome, Mr. Midleton. As the saying goes, when you see injustice on the road, you must draw your sword to help."

A few minutes later, Li Jie and Shen Guodong coordinated and defused all the bombs.

The seven or eight foreigners gathered around the three of them, expressing thanks repeatedly, their enthusiasm bordering on excess.

Chen Mo even felt someone pat his butt.

If there weren't a woman among those foreigners—perhaps one of their wives—and they promised Chen Mo could call on them for help, Chen Mo would be ready to explode with anger.

At this moment, in the exhibition hall, besides these few foreigners and the corpses on the ground, everyone else had already fled.

A few minutes later, the elevator arrived.

The elevator doors opened, and a well-equipped team of police came out.

The police quickly took control of the scene.

With these few foreigners vouching for them, Chen Mo and the others were released after only a brief questioning.

After going downstairs, Chen Mo immediately saw Gao Jin and Long Wei and their group still waiting at the entrance.

"Mo Ge, are you all right?" Gao Jin also spotted Chen Mo and immediately ran over with them.

"It's fine, we're all good. How about you guys? Nothing unexpected, right?"

Gao Jin nodded: "No unexpected incidents."

Those who didn't know thought Chen Mo was asking about Gao Jin and the others' safety, but Gao Jin knew Chen Mo was asking whether the closed-circuit television had been dealt with.

It was just that there were people around, so he couldn't ask directly.

After receiving Gao Jin's answer, Chen Mo felt relieved.

Le Hui Zhen rushed over first to check on Li Jie, while Jocay came up to Chen Mo's side again.

"I saw everything on the closed-circuit television just now—you're really amazing! This time we all survived thanks to you."

"You're flattering me. This isn't all my credit; I also have these brothers of mine."

Chen Mo didn't dare to take the credit as Jocay suggested; this girl is too proactive.

Just looking at Jocay's tender, affectionate gaze, Chen Mo felt that if he spoke, she would definitely be willing to go with him tonight.

However, Jocay already has a boyfriend.

Moreover, her boyfriend hasn't offended Chen Mo, and Chen Mo doesn't want to steal someone's girlfriend for no reason.

Fortunately, at this moment Jocay's boyfriend spotted her and came running over in a hurry.

"Jocay, it's great to see you're okay—you have no idea how worried I was just now!"

Seeing her boyfriend approach, Jocay's face changed instantly.

"What's the use of worrying! You always say you're so busy, but at the crucial moment you're completely useless, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a policeman!"

Chen Mo took one look and thought, "Oh no, this looks like they're about to break up!"

To avoid getting dragged into the fire, Chen Mo quickly called out to Gao Jin and the others to leave.